Feeling the sting: Why people withdraw KiwiSaver funds
The volume of withdrawals of KiwiSaver funds for hardship has risen since 2018.
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Local Focus: Kaituna Cut to be healed after 64 years
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New programme to boost Māori education launched in Kerikeri
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Unusual case of 2018 Lakeland Queen-floatplane collision
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